Movie

The Three Faces (1955)

• August 9, 1955
• 1h 40m

• Drama

“A tale of man's sorrow and joy, played out by a gangster, a boxer, and a day laborer!”

Overview

Five years have passed since the three comrades who saved their lives in the Burma Campaign, namely Kenichiro Kishi, Eiji Shiga, and Daizo Kobayashi, promised to meet again five years later at the platform of Tokyo Station. Meanwhile, Shinagawa Station's crowded with repatriates. Upon returning to their homeland, their lives have changed dramatically. Daizo works as a railway construction worker. Eiji has established himself as a boxer. Kenichiro's become a gangster. In 1955, the day of their reunion is approaching. Now it is a matter of whether the three will be able to meet each other at the platform of Tokyo Station, as they had agreed on back in 1950.

Director

Umetsugu Inoue

Writers

Umetsugu Inoue, Toshio Masuda

Starring

Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Michitarō Mizushima